Description: Osteoporosis in males. One fifth of hip fractures occur in men. The exponential increase in hip fractures with age is seen in both gendersbut the rise occurs about 10 years later in men than in women. Osteoporosis in males. Epidemiology. Risk factors. Hypogonadism. Treatment with testosterone the fractures were not related to osteoporosisbut to trauma sustained during their working

Category: Osteoporosis Epidemiology

Url: http://courses.washington.edu/bonephys/opmale.html

Date: Oct 7, 2005

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